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Spanish football club
Athletic Club, commonly known as Athletic Bilbao, or simply Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao, Spain. They are known as Lehoiak because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés, which was named after Saint Mammes, an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Its home colours are red and white striped shirts with black shorts.
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German-Croatian football manager (born 1982)
Edin Terzić is a German-Croatian professional football coach and former player who is currently head coach of La Liga club Athletic Bilbao.
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Capital and largest city of Spain
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. It had a population of over 3.4 million in the city proper in 2025, and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.8 million. Madrid is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), after Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the second-largest in the EU, after Paris. The municipality covers an area of 605.77 square kilometres (233.89 sq mi). Madrid lies on the River Manzanares in the central part of the Iberian Peninsula at about 660 metres (2,170 ft) above mean sea level.
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In protest against the club's leadership, supporters of Madrid club Rayo Vallecano hurled objects. After an initial stoppage, the match was eventually abandoned completely.
Rayo Vallecano supporters celebrated the abandonment of their match against Athletic Bilbao as if it were a victory after throwing marbles and paper planes onto the pitch. The fan collective released a statement demanding the immediate resignation of president Raul Martin Presa.
Rayo Vallecano's LaLiga match against Athletic Club ended much earlier than expected, with the game abandoned after several delays at Vallecas.